Sketty - Bay Area planning approval rate
Sketty - Bay Area ward in Swansea has a 87.0% approval rate based on 253 planning decisions. Swansea overall: 85.7%.
Last updated: June 2026
87.0%
ward approval rate
253
Decisions
220
Approved
33
Refused
85.7%
Swansea average
Sketty - Bay Area is broadly in line with the Swansea average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Sketty - Bay Area compares
Sketty - Bay Area ward
87.0%
Swansea overall
85.7%
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Recent decisions in Sketty - Bay Area
Proposed ground-floor side extension with flat roof · Wed 17 Jun 2026
Demolition and removal of side garage and rear porch and construction of two sto · Tue 16 Jun 2026
External TV screen to be erected within existing garden area · Tue 26 May 2026
Re-introduction of a glazed roof lantern to the roof of Singleton Abbey above th · Wed 20 May 2026
Conversion of garage to ancillary living accommodation with associated external · Fri 15 May 2026
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